chapter 5.3 Quiz

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements and

• a civil war divided Egypt.
• many pyramids were built.
• Memphis became the capital.
• the arts flourished.

What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?

• A woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut, came into power.
• Nubia conquered Egypt.
• The Hyksos, warriors from western Asia, conquered Egypt.
• Trade decreased greatly.

This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy.

• Hatshepsut
• Nefertiti
• Ramses II
• Thutmose II

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period?

• Amenhotep IV
• Ramses II
• Seti I
• Tuthankhamun

What caused he decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?

• The people were too interested in their religion.
• The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples.
• Egyptian crops failed because of drought.
• The people built too many temples and ran out of money.

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was

• Ahmose.
• Amenhotep.
• Amon Re.
• Tutankhamen.

Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?

• Amenhotep
• Osiris
• Ramses II
• Thebes

Incense is a material used to make furniture.

• True
• False

Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged envoys to maintain close ties.

• True
• False

What was the capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?

• Amenhotep IV
• Hapi
• Re
• Thebes